A talk on her Sḵwx̱wú7mesh ancestry from the village site of Ch’kw’elhp (Gibsons).
Rooted in nine generations of ancestors from Ch’kw’elhp, Fran will speak about her family tree, the importance of ancestral naming, and cultural protocol. Not to be missed!
Free but space is limited. Registration is recommended. Contact the Library at 604-886-2130 or register online.
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Women’s Health Action Network Team Panel: Menopause Health
Learn more about how to support your health around and after menopause. Bring your questions to this interactive discussion with with these local women’s health practitioners:
– Dr. Baili Clarke, Naturopathic Doctor
– Sarah Cormack, Menopause Health Coach & Holistic Nutritionist
– Liz Hills, Group Fitness Instructor
– Maryla Podgajny, Registered Physiotherapist
Moderator: Johanna Rzepa (retired Public Health Nurse). Presented with the Women’s Health Action Network Team (WHANT).
Free but space is limited. Registration is recommended; register online or call the Library: 604-886-2130.
Also accessible live on Zoom from the Library’s website.
Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival & Beyond: Wendy Hibberd
Get keyed up for Jazz Fest at the Library! Stylish local chanteuse Wendy Hibberd, “The Divine Ms. W,” will entertain us, accompanied by Anneka Bonser on keyboard.
Free but space is limited. Registration is recommended; register online or call the Library: 604-886-2130.
Pride/Indigenous Documentary Film: Unarchived
The history of BC’s marginalized peoples has often been excluded from mainstream media, archives, and museums. Archivists from some of BC’s queer, Asian, and Indigenous communities are collecting materials to preserve their history, and challenging colonially-oriented institutions to change towards inclusivity and reconciliation. Join us for fascinating rare footage and unheard stories.
Written and directed by Haley Gray and Elad Tzadok. National Film Board, 2022, 85 minutes. Presented through the NFB in Libraries Program.
Free but space is limited. Register online or call the Library: 604-886-2130.
Pride Author Event: Anne Fleming
Curiosities by Anne Fleming
A thrilling genre- and gender-bending historical novel with a modern twist. A present-day amateur historian discovers five 17th-century manuscripts by different sources, and pieces together the strange story of plague, forbidden love, a woman going to sea as a man, and accusations of witchcraft.
Free but space is limited. Register online or call the Library: 604-886-2130. Also accessible live on Zoom from the Library’s website.
Book Club: Moon of the Crusted Snow
Come join our discussion of Indigenous Canadian author Wabgeshig Rice’s new novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow. An Ashinaabe village struggles with an influx of refugees from an apocalypse. Out of catastrophe comes resilience. As one society collapses, another is reborn.
Rice will appear at this summer’s Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts.
Free but space is limited. Register online or call the Library: 604-886-2130.
Author Event: Carol Cram, The Many Faces of MAID
Carol Cram, Bowen Island co-author of The Many Faces of MAID: What to Expect When Someone You Know Chooses Medical Assistance in Dying, will talk about compiling the stories of 17 people, including herself, who supported a loved one through MAID.
Free but space is limited. Register online or call the Library: 604-886-2130. Also accessible live on Zoom from the Library’s website..
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Stories & Songs with S7aplek Lanakila Bob Baker
Learn about the Squamish Nation’s history, culture and traditions through stories and songs. We are honoured to host Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Elder S7aplek Lanakila Bob Baker, Co-Founder and Spokesperson of the Spakwus Slolem Eagle Song Dancers. All ages welcome.
Free but space is limited. Registration is recommended; register online or call the Library: 604-886-2130.
Tech Help
Get free help with using your device.
Do you need assistance with :
*using your smartphone, tablet, laptop or e-reader
*accessing email
*surfing the internet
*posting to social media or other basic technology help…
Call the library at 604-886-2130 to make a 30 minute appointment. If your technology issue is beyond our scope, we are happy to refer you to other support resources in the community.
Author Reading: Liz Long
Navigating Sh*tstorms by Liz Long
Local author Liz Long’s new self-help book encourages us to battle the destructive voices of Victimtown that control through fear, and follow our own hearts’ voices and innate wisdom to Freedomville.
Free but space is limited; register online or call the Library: 604-886-2130.
Also accessible live on Zoom from the Library’s website.
Author Reading: Scott Alexander Howard, The Other Valley
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
To the east is the future. To the west is the past. If you were permitted to cross the valley’s border, which direction would you go? And what would you risk to change fate? Vancouver author Scott Alexander Howard’s highly-acclaimed debut novel of speculative fiction is a Simon & Schuster Top Pick, and soon to become a TV series. Read the book first!
Free but space is limited; register below.
Also accessible live via Zoom here.
Author Reading: Tom Wayman
The Road to Appledore & How Can You Live Here? by Tom Wayman
Gardener and poet Tom Wayman regales us with his prose memoir of back-to-the-land adventures in the Kootenays, and his latest poetic reflections on rural life there.
Free but space is limited; register online or call the Library: 604-886-2130. Also accessible live via this Zoom from the Library’s website.
Book Club: The Phoenix Crown
Come join our discussion of Janie Chang and Kate Quinn’s exciting new historical novel about four women in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, The Phoenix Crown. We are delighted that Janie will join us for a short virtual visit.
Roberts Creek Pier: Earth Day 2024
Come join us to celebrate Earth Day down at the Roberts Creek Pier Sunday, April 21st from noon-5pm!
Booksale at the Library in the Heart of the Creek from noon-3pm
Clothing swap by Wolfpup Studios – 1 bag maximum – email wolfpups.studio@gmail.com for early drop off.
List of booths:
RCCA booth;
Information booths;
Conscious vendors;
Kidz Zone.
Food from:
All Thaied Up;
Semir’s Hot Dog Cart;
Mamma Musey’s Pierogies;
Sushma’s Samosas;
Kitchen Classics;
Little Spoon Ice Cream;
Izzy’s Cotton Candy;
Bite Me Mini-donuts;
On Stage!
Control Group;
Mr. Doug;
Dally Mon;
Bae Baracus;
Sam Pulpo;
Water Talks from:
Stream Keepers;
Sunshine Coast Conservation Assoc;
Area Director Justine Gabias;
TraC Bike Valet and Tune-Up station!
It’s only with the help of volunteers that these events happen!
Volunteers sign up https://volunteersignup.org/DPJ4E
Gibsons Public Library: Book Club: Doppelganger
Come join our discussion of Doppelganger: A Trip Into The Mirror World, Naomi Klein’s thought-provoking new book about the digital hall of mirrors and political silos of our modern world.
Free but space is limited. Register online or call the Library.
Poetry Reading: Poets Abounding!
Celebrate National Poetry Month’s “Weather ” theme with original interpretations by local poets: Fran Bourassa, Jane Covernton, Monica Davis, Jon Eriksson, Atma Frans, Maggie Guzzi & David Phillips, Heidi Greco, Ross Harry, Rosella Leslie, Catherine McNeil, Anne Miles, Rosa Reid, Edith & Sheila Weaver.
Free but in-person space is limited; register online or contact the library.
Also accessible live via Zoom from our website.
Ancestors in the News!
Dig for treasures in the past! Learn how the free historical newspaper collections available at the above locations can help you with your genealogical research.
Presentations by:
Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives
Gibsons & District Public Library
Sechelt Public Library
Presented at the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives 716 Winn Rd, Gibsons
Free but space is limited. Contact the Gibsons Library or register below.
Documentary Film: The Biggest Little Farm
John and Molly Chester traded city life for 200 acres of barren farmland, and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Over 8 years they discover a biodiverse design for living, in this award-winning documentary film. (2018, 91 min, rated PG)
Free but space is limited; register online or contact the Library.
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